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Applicant urges board to grant maximum education credit toward engineering license
Summary
Kenneth Hickenbottom, an initial licensure applicant, told the Board he holds a PhD in civil and environmental engineering and asked the Board to recognize his undergraduate degree as equivalent to four years of experience, citing course overlap and recent Board precedent.
During public comment, Kenneth Hickenbottom presented his case for receiving the maximum six years of education credit toward initial civil engineering licensure, arguing his undergraduate and doctoral coursework, field experience, and published research demonstrate competence equivalent to four years of professional engineering experience. He said his undergraduate coursework "reflected significant overlap in the core sciences required for an environmental engineering degree" and noted additional coursework at Western Nevada College not shown on UNR transcripts could be provided to support his claim.
Hickenbottom cited Board precedent in recent decisions granting education credit for applicants with non-engineering bachelor's degrees combined with graduate engineering degrees and occupational experience, and asked the Board to grant the full credit. The Board did not make a decision on his individual application at public comment; subsequent agenda items reflect staff and a Board member reassessing his file with a recommendation for approval later in the meeting (motion 26-33).
